Combination crib and playpen



'.J. J. F11-:LD 2,610,332

Sept. 16, 1952 COMBINATION CRIB AND PLAYPEN Filed Dec. 22, -1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Fig. l. y ,0

John' J Fie/d INVENToR.

Sept. 16, 1952 J, J, FlELD 2,610,332

lCOMBIINATION CRIB AND PLAYPEN I Filed DSC. 22,y 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 jvide a combination cr'b If orn'iing`a `cushion lor mattress' face forminga "aetuatd'ty the gat-e during.

Patented Sept. 165V: .A1952 This invention'relates to new andu -provements in articles of furniture .and thepri- .mary object of the present invention is to pro- Y and playi'pen that is quickly" and readilyvconve'rted from a crib to a 'play pen and. vice versa 1n a convenient manner.

5, Another important yobject of;l the present' in- Tveuonis to pvia'e cmbivnatmn'crib and play v lDfi 4i'nifzlll'ding, ra snp'port'A having a."'soft 4sllrface A' l anda hardj'sur- `floor. together withmean's 'rotatably and Qslidablysecuring the support tb the .combination vcrib, and 'playpen so that a selected onefof thesu'rfaes'will be 'exposed for use.

."A'guurtherobject of kthe present Vinvention is to: "provide a combination crib and play pen including a sliding gate or closure together with novel and improved latch means for lockingthegate in a raised position, and which latchl meansis 1latter. N, 1

A'still `further aimv of the present invention is 'to' provide a combination play pen 'and `c'ribthat isI simple and practical inV construction, rstrong and reliable in use, extremelyneat'and attractive inappearance;inexpensive to manufacture. and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming parthereof, wherein like numerals refer to like fpats'jtmpughout, and in which:

Y-Figure a transverse vertical sectional view .theprese'nt' invention;

'Figure Q2 is'a `frag1nentary perspective'viw lof `one ofv the guide tracksused in the present invention;

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 4--4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially on 5-5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the latch means used in the present invention; and,

Figure '1 is a perspective view of one side of the support and showing the retainer member attached thereto.

Referring now to the in for the purpose of drawings in detail, wherelllustration, there is disthe raising 1'of the.:

the plane of section line 'variousj'other features vwill now be setiforth in Vmore specic detail. 1

ffaoel liesin a horizontal plane .with l0.

'l/fer'it'ior'i,v thenurneral ill .represents th'e'cornbined crib `and`play pen which'is composed of a pair of end members I2. A first side'member or grid `14 jo'insthe end membersv l2 and includes a lower hon'z'ontarran is. 1

QAL ksv cond. side 'member' or horizontal bar I8 alsojoins the end members' l2 and tsuppe'r 'flat 1 l the upper flat face'of the'rail IGK/ f v`A"pair of'vertical"gui'des 20 are'detachably secured lto Athe inner faces of the end'member's l2 by fasteners.' or the like and`inclu'de sloping flanges 22 and 24. A substantially 'triangular :follower or slide 26 is slidably received in each of the guides '20 and these slides 26 include shanks 28 that' are secured tojends of a gate or lclosure 36, and more particularlyrthe upperand'lower rails 132 and 34 of the'v gate 30, to permit raising and lowering of the,v gate in a convenient manner. The above structure is broadly similar to that disclosed in myy vco-p'ending application,V Serial No. '29,602, led May 27,1948; inlthat there is provide'da sliding 'gate structure together with means' on the endmembers guiding thesliding movement of the gate. Also,v the previouslyfreferred to co-pending application embodies a latch means for holding or retaining the gate raised.

The principaljfeatures of this invention are to improve the manner in which the kgate is'slidably secured 'to the endv members;' the latch means; and to also provide'asupport, used both 'as a' mattress and a iloor board, as well as a Vnovel and improved means for attaching the support to the end members.

' The'means for attaching the' gateto the end members has been previouslydescribed, and the The improved latch means includes an elongated latch member or arm 36 having'a transverse horizontal sleeve 38 at its upper end and an inturned ange 40 at its lower end. A channel member 42 is secured to the lower edge of the bar I8 and its vertical leg portions 44 support a horizontal pivot or bolt 46 that extends through the sleeve 38. Thearm 36 is normally disposed in a vertical position by its own weight and the weight of the flange 40.

A A concave-convexed member or combined keeper and cam 48 is xed to and projects laterally from the arm 36 intermediate the ends of the arm and is located in the path of movement for the gate. 1

As the gate is raised the lower rail 34 vrides against the convex surface of the member 48 to swing the arm 36 inwardly and to permit the rail 34 to clear the member 48, whereupon the arm 36 swings to its vertical position with the member 48 underlying the rail 34. When the gate is next lowered the rail 34 will be seated in the member 48 and against the concave surface of the member 48 as shown in Figure 1.

A horizontal guide track 50 is secured to the inner face of each end member I2. These guide tracks 58 include downwardly inclined upper flanges 54 and upwardly inclined lower flangesv 56. Angulated attaching strips 58 are provided at the ends of the guide tracks 50 and are secured to the end members by fasteners 60.

A slide or block 62 is associated rwith each of' The blocks 62 are provided the guide tracks D. with peripheral, substantially V-shaped grooves 64 that receive the flanges 54 and 56 to retain the blocks relative to the guide tracks. The

.blocksl 62`are formed with axialbores 66 whose inner ends 68 vare enlarged to receivey the head portions I0 of internally threaded bear-ing sleeves 'I2 thatare journaled for rotation inthe bores 66.

The blocks 62 are also providedwith 4an upper lpair of spaced parallel horizontal recessesl 'I4 and a lower pair of spacedV parallel horizontal recesses 16. The .recesses 14, I6 parallel the v bores 66 and intersect' the grooves 64. Bearing rollers or pins 18 Vand 8D are received` in therecesses 'I4 and 'I6' respectively and ride' against the edges ofthe flanges. 54 and 56 to Areduce friction between the guide Ytracks and the blocks, asl shown in'` Figures 4 and 5:.

'A supportV 82 is enclosed within the end members, the side member I4 and vthe* gate 30.. The

vsupport 82 includes a mattress or soft, waterproof surface 84 and a rigid: backing 86 of wood or the like. Threaded rods 88 are xed tothe ends of the `support 82' in any suitable` manner and are located closer to .theV member I4 Ythan the gate 30 when the surface 84 is disposed above the backing 86 as shown in full lines in Figure' 1.

The rods 88 are threaded into the sleeves 12.

for. sliding movement of the support with the blocks 62.

An. angle member or retainer lI-III' is secured by screws or .the like 92 to the side of the support 82 nearest the bar vI8 when the mattress 84 is exposedabove the backing' 86 for use and over- Vlies'the bar I3 to support the support 82 in a vsubstantially horizontal position. When the support is in this position, the same can not move llaterally since the distance between the bar I8 andthe rail I6 is substantially equal to the width of the support 82.

When it is desired to exposethe backing 86, I

`vthe support 82 is raised about the pivots. or

sleeves I2 and the blocks are pulled toward the gate. Then the support is lowered toward the member I4 where the angle member 90 is supported on the rail I6.

The ends of the flanges 54 closest the gate 3D are notched, as at 54a, to permit removal of the blocks 62 from the guide tracks.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly Vdeemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that evenr l. AV combination crib and-play pen comprising, a pair of end members and aV pair of side mem-f bersA between the end members, horizontal guide tracks on the end Amembers, av support having iirstand second surfaces, means carried Vby ythe support' slidab'lyv and rotatably *mounted onf-said guide'tra'cks to permit Va selected surfaeefoif said support' to'be` exposedfor use, and-means carried by` the 'support for; selectively engaging Vone of saidside membersto retain thefsuppcrtin va substantially horizontal position, said first mentioned means includinga pair of blocksfeachl-laving a peripheral'groove, said guide tracks `having flanges received in saidgrooves, said blocksialso having axial bores. 'and sleeves journaled for rotation in said bores and detachablysecilled to said'support.

"2. TheA combination of claim 1 wherein said` blocks each include a plurality of circumferentially spaced parallel recesses, said recesses: paralleling. saidV bores Vand intersecting said grooves, and bearing pinsA in' saidrecessesand riding against said flanges. 1

' A JOI-IN J. FIELD.V

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